decumbence

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English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈkʌmbəns/, /dɪˈkʊmbəns/

Noun

decumbence (uncountable)

  1. The act or posture of lying down.

References

  • Chambers's Etymological Dictionary, 1896, p. 114